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FAKIR MOORE TAKEN AWAY.
Commissioner Connolly Turns Him Over
to Jndse Speer.
Be Will Be Carried to Indianapolis by
Postoffice Inspector Vickery SCoore
Pleads His Own Caso and Beats the
Lawyers Out of a Fee and the City Out
of a License—He Has Plenty of Wives
and Is a Hummer in the Clairvoyant
Business.
I>r. Frank B. Moore, the so-called < lalr
voyant, with half a ioz-n akas-s, left
last night for Mai on. at ompancd by
l>eputy Marshall Walter Payton and
Postofflce Inspector Vi.-kery of Cincin
nati. He will be tak> n before Ju.ge Speer,
who will be requested to grant an order
transferring him to the Juri lit ion of the
Cincinnati and Louisville circuit.
This was the result of the hearing before
I'nited States Comn.istdoner Connolly yes
terday afternoein. Moore stated hts \t i 11-
ingness to go hack to Cincinnati with the
inspector, but as the case is a peculiar one
and the commissioner was not quite sure
of his ground, he thought the best plan
would be to refer the mattir to Judge
Speer.
Moore was his own lawyer at the hear
ing. It was understood that he had en
gaged counsel to represent him. hut he
probably concluded that this was an un
necessary expense. The 11.aW bail de
posited with Commissioner Connolly Is
still in the possession of the officials. In
spector Vickery stated his willingness that
Moore should be released on this bail to
appear at the next term of the I’nited
States court at Indianapolis, but Moore
• had reasons for preferring to leave Savan
nah In company with the officers. Detec
tives Bossell and Ksvsnaugh have been
keeping close watch upon his movements
of late and were present at the hearing,
with the intention of arresting him on
the charge of doing business as a clair
voyant without a license. Moore hud no
desire to leave 1300 of his money in Savan
nah, which is what he would have hud to
pay for a clairvoyant's license. He made
a kick before the commissioner to have
the amount of bail reduced to 11,000, In
which he would probably have been suc
cessful, but he was sharp enough to per
ceive that the money might he uttaeheil
by the city marshal for the license and
withdrew his request. The detectives
have a belief that clairvoyancy Is only a
side issue with Moore and that he has
some deeper game and they would prob
ably have held him for an investigation
had he been released here.
Inspector Vickery's report does not hear
out thlß opinion, however. Mr. Vickery
says that Moore did a clairvoyancy busi
ness on a wholesale basis and that he made
It exceedingly protitablc. Moore has three
or four and perhaps half a dozen com
mon law wives and mistresses, he says,
who act as his agents at different places.
There are three women now under arrest
for using the mails for fiaudulent pur
poses, and there is said to he proof to show
that all three are conf derates of Moore.
They are Mrs. Frank R Moore at New
port, Ky„ who claims to be Moore's law
ful wife. Mine. Jablri, alias .Mrs. Dr. <’as
tor at Louisville, and Mine, .lubber at New
Albany, Ind. Inspector Vickery says that
nil three are as nice and innocent looking
ns school girls, but they are all dead game,
no far as giving up anything that would
Incriminate Moore. They all tell the same
story, to the effect that Moore or t'astor
deserted them, and that they are now
merely making a living as trance
mediums. Mine. Jubber Is now at the In
diana reformatory.
The slickest game that Moore ever
played, the Inspector sa>s. was when he
went Into the advertising agency business
nt Ixiulsville. He opi nt and up an office as
Frank Paul, advertising agent, at Louis
ville. He had a suite of rooms in a promi
nent office building and bad eighteen
girls employed to attend to the corre
spondence. He only ran a month and
then closed up, paying all bills due by hltnr
In Louisville. He only sent out one ad
vertisement, and that was a notice of
lime, Jabirl. He secured the insertion of
this advertisement in hundreds of news
papers. none of which ever received a
cent of pay.
Moore’s scheme demonstrated that ad
vertising pays. Madame Jablrl’s busi
ness Increased so greatly that a printing
office was opened up with two large
tresses to print the circulars and fake
■typewriter letters. Inspector Vickery has
a stock of this literature on hand and
gome of it is very interesting reading mat
ter. Columns might be taken in de scrib
ing how the process of bleeding the vic
tims was carried on. That the business
was on the increase is evidenced by the
fact that Moore had purchased two more
presses in Philadelphia when the busi
ness was broken up by the inspectors.
Moore’s case is certain to attarct a great
deal of attention, both on account of his
extensive operations and tho fact that no
similar caso has ever been tried in a
United States court. Moore will nutke the
defense that he is a spiritualist; that this
4s his religion; that he is not an im
postor, but does everything he claims to
do. and that he is entitled to practice his
religious belief without Interference, un
der the constitution of the United S.aies.
Moore has a number of people In Sa
vannah firmly convinced that there Is
something In clairvoyancy. and that he
really accomplishes what he appears to do
by supernatural means. Some of these
are people of prominence and intelli
gence. Several of Moore's confed
erates are believed to have turned
up In Savannah since his arrest. In
spector Vickery pointed out one man yes
terday whom he said he was satisfied as
sisted Moore in his operations in Louis
ville.
WILL BE CLERK M’INTIRE.
It Is Understood He Will Be Elected to
Suoceed Capt. John K. Dillon.
At the regular meeting of The county
commissioners to-morroiv afternoon it is
understood that Mr. J. W. Mclntire will
be elected clerk of the board, the posi
tion resigned hy Capt. John R. Dillon,
on account of the recent law. passed
so It has been stated, to euchre him out
of this office. It is said that Mr. Mcln
tlre's candidacy is favored hy a majority
of the board, and that he will have no
opposition of any moment.
Felled by a Scantling.
J. F. Brown, engineer on one of the
Savannah, Florida and Western rail
way switch engines, received a severe
blow on the head from a piece of scantling
In the hands of Henry Jenkins, colored,
yesterday morning. Jenkins was arrested
and sent to jail by Justice Elsinger. He
claimed that Mr. Brown owed him some
money, and refused to pay it.
Asa Simple yet Effective Remedy for
Throat Affections, Brown’s Bronchial Tro
ches stand first in public favor. They are ab
solutely unrivaled for the alleviation of all
Throat irritations caused by Cold or the use of
the voice.—ad.
Oak, pine and lightwood for sale at
low figures. Call up telephone 77. R. B.
Cassels.—ad.
THE CENTRAL S ELECTION.
The Old Board Re-elected With 13,902
Share* Voted.
The annual election for directors of the
Central Railroad and Banking? Company
was held in tin* office over the Central
Railroad bank yesterday morning between
the hours of 10 and 12 o'clock, city time,
which, at that time, was sun time.
The vote was somewhat larger than was
anticipated, it representing the vote and
proxies of 13,992 shares of the minority
stock, just 6.000 more shares than were
voted a year ago. The voting? was in
ehargee of six Judges, of whom Capt.
Henry Rlun. Messrs. H. A. Crane and A.
Uuerard w*re the three stockholders
required, and Messrs. George J. Mills, S.
R. Jacques and Joseph Hull the directors.
of the vote cast, between S,ou) and 10,000
shares, or th* proxies for them were held
and voted by Receiver H. M. Comer. No
one was present to represent the 42,2*)
shares held bv the Southern Railway Com
pany, th.-re In-ingc no necessity for its be
iiiK voted. Votes wer*- cast by quite a
large num!>er of stockholders, many of
whom e arn** to Savannah for the trip and
Incidentally to vot * just because they
could. The entire old board of directors
were ted, this as has been stated,
being entirely satisfactory to the majority
holders of the Georgia Company bonds.
The board re-elected is as follows: H. M.
Comer, Joseph Hull. Henry it. Jackson,
A. Vetsbiirg?. G. J. Mills, \Y. S. Tison, L.
T. Turner of Savannah, S. R. Jacques of
Macon. I*. It. Harrold of Amerlcus, J. B.
Hoi. t of Columbus. C. H. Phlnlzy of Au
gusta, K. I*. Howell of Atlanta and James
Swann of New York.
At 1 o’clock In the afternoon a meeting
of the directors was held, at which all
the members of the board were present,
with the exi epUon of M ssrs. Swan, I’hln
izy and Holst. Mr. H. M. Comer was
unanimously re-elected president of the
company, and among Other things, he
went over the figures for the last five
months, showing an Increase In the earn
ings of the road over the same period for
last year. < apt. Hayes, co-receiver of
the road, came In during? the meeting and
had a pleasant chat and talking over of
affairs in general with the members of
the board.
LEAPED INTO THE WAVES.
Frank L. Ucher of Potsdam, N. Y.,
Suicides at Sea.
Frank L. t’sher of Potsdam, St. Law
rence county. N. Y., Jumped overboard
from the steamship City of Birmingham
Saturday night, off Cape Hatteras, and
was drowned.
Usher was a cabin passenger and was on
his way south for a hunting expedition
with two friends. He was missed about
6 o’clock Saturday, and was last seen
about an hour before that time. He had
be**n acting strangely during the day, and
it Is supposed that while In a demented
condition he walked, to the stern of
the ship and jumped ovt-rboard. Usher’s
father is a wealthy merchant of Pots
dam.
The young man was a victim of the
cigarette hab’t, and hip trip south was
with a view to effecting, if possible, an
estrangement from the* habit. Messrs
Lean and Pearce, two personal friends,
accompanied him, and really had him in
charge on the steamer. Usher did not eat
any dinner Saturday. He complained of
fueling badly, and after dinner went to
his stateroom and lay down. His com
panions saw him there an hour before
Iv* was missed. He had been walking on
the deck up to 5:30 o’clock, and when last
seen was lying in a berth in his room. He
slipped out of his room soon after and
a. few minutes later was overboard. His
overcoat was found in the stern of the
ship, showing clearly what his fate had
been. He gave no intimation of his pur
pose, and his friemls feel keenly his death.
No effort was made to recover the body,
as It would have been useless to havo
done so.
The young man’s family was notified
of his death immediately upon the arrival
of the ship hero.
TOURISTS ON THE MOVE.
Accommodations on the Vestibule All
Engaged for This Month.
Tho travel of the tourists Is just be
ginning to open up, and In a few days
they will be coming down from the north
with a rush. Trains have passed through
Savannah already with as many as 120
northern tourists aboard, and the aver
age daily number on the Florida trains
for llio last ten days has been about 43
or 50.
The first vestibuled train of the At
lantic Coast Line and I’lant system left
New York yesterday at 4;30 o’clock, and
will reach Savannah to-day at 2:32 p. m.,
and the first vestibule for the north will
leave St. Augustine to-inorrow at 9:50 a.
m„ passing through Savannah on the way
north at 3:37 p. m. These trains will be
run every day except Sunday, and are
among the most elegant to be found any
where’ in the country. The accomoda
tions on these trains have been engaged
by northern tourists to Florida as far
into the season as Jan. 30, and they will
likely be engaged steadily after that
time until quite late 111 the season.
Some few northern tourists are already
stopping at the De Soto hotel, and things
are beginning to look a little livelier
around there. Cobb's orchestra is fur
nishing some good music every evening,
and the hotel Is made a pleasant place
for the guests.
THE OLD BOARD RE-ELECTED.
Gen. A. R. Lawton Again Made Presi
dent of the Augusta and Savannah
oßailroad.
The annual stockholders meeting of the
Augusta and Savannah railroad was held
yesterday morning at the office of Messrs.
Hull & Lathrop. The vote cast was a
small one, it being considerably short of
a majority. All of the old directors were
re-el,ected. All the directors were pres
ent. with the exception of Mr. W. W.
Thomas of Athens, whose brother died
in Richmond a few days ago, and Col.
George S. Owens, who is ill at his home In
this city.
The directors re-elected are; Gen. A. R.
1 Lawton, Col. George S. Owens, Messrs.
1 H. H. Hull, F. S. Lathrop, Frank H.
Miller of Augusta, \V. \V. Thomas of
Athens and Joseph D. Weed. After, the
election the directors held u meeting, and
Gen. A. R. Lawton was unanimously re
elected president of the company, with
■ Mr. Henry H. Hull as secretary. On
I account uf the fact that there was not a
; full meeting of the board, no other bus
. ir.ess was transacted.
MADE TEMPORARY RECEIVER.
Sheriff Ronan Placed in Charge of D. P.
Myerson’s Stock.
An order was filed 1n the superior court
yesterday appointing Sheriff John T. Ro
nan temporary receiver of the stock of
D. P. Myerson at 21 Whitaker street.
An injunction was also granted by Judge
Falligant, restraining Mr. Myerson or any
of his agents from Interfering in any
way with the property that has thus been
placed in the hands of the receiver. The
receiver was appointed on a petition of
Meinhard Bros. & Cos. and others In
whose favor several mortgages were filed
In the superior court last Saturday. The
hearing as to whether the receivership
will be made permanent is set for next
[ Monday morning.
THE MORNING NEWS: TUESDAY, JANUARY 8, 1895.
JIM FED HALF AN HOUR.
Savannah Loses Twenty-four Minutes in
Changing Time.
Tho Adoption of the New Standard
Welcomed by the Binding of Bella and
the Screeching of Whistlea—Big Duke
and the Time Ball Gave the Signal for
the Change—How the Change Is Re
ceived.
The city of Savannah is now running by
75th mernilan time. At 11.38 o'clock yes
terday by the old time the bands of the
clock on the city exchange were moved up
simultaneously with the dropping of the
time ball on the top of the cotton ex
change. At the same mcment the Big
Duke at the Sire department began to ring,
the alarm being sent In by Chief Ruder and
Electrician Claiborne from the box at
B -y and Drayton streets. Twelve success
ive strokes were rung out announcing
the noon hour by fast time. The notice
thus given was taken up by factory
whistles and the tug boats along the liver
and for some minutes there was a clamor
of bells and whistles. Hundreds of people
watch' 1 the process of moving up the
hands of the city exchange clock and the
dropping of the time ball and considerable
enthusiasm was displayed.
The clocks In the tower of the court
house and the steeple of the Independent
Presbyterian church had been moved up
71 minutes at 11 o'clock. Either the party
who moved up the hands of the court
house clock ma lea miscalculation or the
clock was not exact sun time as It was no
tietd that there was a difference of three
minutes In tho time of the court house
clock and that of the city exchange clock
after the latter had been moved.
The city exchange clock did not strike
the noon hour when set ahead. This was
due to the fact that some mischievous
practical Joker had visited the cupola of
tho city exchange and removed the bolts
which held the striking apparatus. This
was discovered by Mr. Van Keuren the
watchmaker for Thcus Bros., when he
vent to set the clock up to the
new standard. The consequence was
that although the machinery of
the clock responded promptly to the
forward movement this fact was not an
nounced bk the bell. As the
boils had been carried off Mr.
Van Keuen found it necessary to
put in new ones. When the hands of the
clock reached the hour of 2 the fact
was promptly announced. The lock to
the door loading up to the cupola was
broken some time ago and though the at
tentii ii of the authorities was called to
the matter the lock has not been replaced.
Many people changed their clocks and
watches when the time was announced
by the city clocks, but the majority waited
until to-day, with the intention of start
ing the day by the new time. The pub
lic schools did not close until 2:24 o’clock.
They will begin work at 9 o'clock by the
new time to-day and close at 2 o'clock as
usual. The teachers did not regard the
change with favor. As they are required
to appear at the sehool rooms a half hour
before the time for opening the schools.
This means that they must be on hand this
morning by 8 o'clock old time, or to be
exact, they must get breakfast and report
for duty Just twenty-four minutes earlier
than heretofore.
A class of people w ho are directly affect
ed by the change In time is the saloon
keepers. The ordinance compelling the
saloons to close at midnight has only been
In effect n few days, and now the change
to 75th meridian time compels them to
close Just twenty-four minutes earlier
than would have been the case under the
old time. The down town saloons were
liberally patronized last night, and the ob
jections of the saloons keepers to being
compelled to close at early midnight were
both loud and deep.
The theater observed the new time last
night, and will continue to do so.
The building contractors who employ
large numbers of workmen, began work
on the old time yesterday morning and
quite work at noon on the same time,
but continued work half an hour later
last night. They will observe the new
time to-day.
THE ONLY THING IN THE WAY.
Capt. Hayes Explains What Is Delay
ing the Central's Reorganization Plan.
Co-Receiver R. Somers Hayes of the
lUentral railroad arrived in Savannah
yesterday afternoon via the Florida Cen
tral and Peninsular railroad, and is stop
ping at the De Soto.
Capt. Hayes is here on a purely busi
ness trip, his object being to look over
the ground and see how things Are going
on. He ill make a trip over the entire
system, leaving Savannah Wednesday and
will he In the south a week or ten days.
lie was asked last night by a represen
tative of the Morning News if there was
any news of intorst with regard to the
reorganization plan of the Central prop
erties. Capt. Hayes said that practically
nothing was done during the holidays, and
that things were in very much the same
condition that they were two or three
weeks ago. Ho said that the only thing
in the way now w as the suits brought by
the old Richmond and West Point Ter
minal and Warehouse Company against
some of the parties who sold that com
pany the majority stock of the Central
railroad, and these parties happen to be
the same who now hold a portion of the
Central railroad's floating debt. They
want tiie suits against them withdrawn
and refuse to take bonds in the new com
pany for their holdings unless this Is
done.
Capt. Hayes said, however, that he had
seen several of the attorneys engage!
in the caso just before leaving New York,
among them Mr. Julian T. Davies
and Mr. Henry Crawford, and
they had both assured him that
it was very probable that these mat
ters would be settled up within a few days,
though in just what manner he could not
say. The impression here has been that
these matters were already settled, but
this seems not to be the case. This Is
now the only thing in the way of the pub
lication of the reorganization plan.
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I
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At less than cost of
The material in the garments.
140 Broughton street.—ad.
Almost as much body as ale in the St.
Louis A. B. C. Bohemian Bottled Beer,
brewed by the American Brewing Com
pany. It will make you strong. Smith
Bros., wholesale dealers.—ad.
If You Want to See
A real geauine reduction in men's and
boy's and children's clothing, you must
visit B. H. Levy & Bro.—ad.
RECEIVED WITH OPEN ARMS.
Mr. Myers Given an Ovation by the
Citizens Club.
The Citizens’ Club held an enthusiaatc
meeting at Odd Fellows hall last night. By
8:30 o’clock nearly SOU people were in the
hall and others were pressing In at the
door.
As Mr. Herman Myers, the club’s can
didate for mayor, entered he was greeted
by a prolonged and enthusiastic round of
applause, which lasted several minutes.
Of course he must be heard from, and
those present would not listen to anything
until he took the stand. He made a con
servative speech and one that appealed
strongly to his hearers. *le spoke In favor
of an economical administration of the
city government and one which would be
of benefit to it. There were many depart
ments, he said, where beneficial reforms
could be inaugurated. If elected, he sail
he would go Into office untrammelled by
promises of any reward. No rewards had
been promised, he said, and none asked.
Circumstances had encouraged him to
believe, he said, that he would meet with
success, and there was a long and loud
"Amen" to the sentiment when he took
his seat.
Dr. Falllgant made a short speech. In
whb h he spoke of Mr. My ra the best
equipped man for mayor in every sense
of the word. He believed he would meet
with success in the campaign. Speeches
along the same line were made by Messrs.
T. S. Morgan, Jr., and D. B. Lester. Both
said they looked on Mr. Myers us the best
man the people of Savannah could elect
mayor.
President Osborne stated that all reports
as to any aldermantc ticket to be put out
by the Citizens' Club were unfounded. He
said the club anticipated no trouble what
ever In securing a satisfactory board of
aldermen. The matter had been left to
a committee of twenty-five members of
th club, to act In connection with the ex
ecutive committee, which also consists
of twenty-five members. This first com
mittee, he said, had not been appointed,
but would be appointed to-day, and he
hoped It would be ready to make a report
to the club at the next meeting. The only
trouble anticipated. President Osborne
said, was that there were too many citi
zens to select from. There would be no
trouble, he said, about getting a good
board.
The club adjourned, and those members
who desired to take advantage of the op
portunity went into a room just behind
the hall, where several booths had been
erected to Illustrate the manner In which
the vote will betake Vi. They were in
structed in the manner of making out the
ballot and were shown all the details of
the new method of voting.
The statement was made from authori
tative sources yesterday that neither Col.
Gordon will be on the Duncan ticket, nor
Alderman O’Brien and J. S. Collins on the
Myers ticket. It Is quite likely that sev
eral changes will be made in the Dnucan
ticket yet. The Myers ticket has, of
course, not been brought before the Citi
zens' Club, and for that matter, neither
ticket has been officially ratified, and it
may be that the both tickets will be ma
terially changed before they are officially
announced.
A RECEIVER APPOINTED.
John R. Young Temporary Receiver of
the Electric Railway.
The rumor printed In the Morning News
yesterday of a receiver for one or the Sa
vannah electric roads was widely dis
cussed. A Macon dispatch to the Morn
nig News states that John R. Young
has been made temporary receiver of
the Savannah Street railway and of the
Electric railway. The appointment was
secured by 11. E. W. Palmer of Atlanta,
and was made by Judge Speer Friday.
The hearing is set for Jan. hi In Augusta.
Mr. Palmer brought the order to Sa
vannah Saturday, with the understand
ing that it was to be filed in the office
of the clerk of the United
States court here. Up to last
night it had not been filed, and Mr.
Palmer presumably has It in his pocket.
Mr. Young, President Collins and Mr.
Mackall and the directors of the Electric
railway who were seen yesterday, main
tained ignorance of the appointment;
Mr. P’aimer declined to be seen. Presi
dent Collins said he knew nothing about
any receiver being appointed, and hud
no Idea what the source of any move
In that direction could be.
Just why Mr. Young has been made re
ceiver no one seems to know. He says
than he knows nothing about the matter.
It is understood that Mr. Palmer repre
sents certain bondholders who object
to the proposed reorganization of the
road, and the receivership Is the result
of steps taken by them.
Mr. Mackall. counsel for the road, left
for New York at noon yesterday, it is
supposed cn business connected with the
receivership and reorganization. Mr.
Palmer was In conference during the
day with President Collins and the at
torneys for the road. What the nature of
the conference was neither Mr. Palmer
r.or the representatives of ih- road will
say. Th proceedings surrounding the re
ceivership are being carefully guarded,
and until the order appointing the re
ceiver has been filed it is likely that very
little will be known of the grounds upon
which it is granted.
Mr. Palmer left for Atlanta an last
night'3 train.
Scrofula’s most potent enemy is un
doubtedly Ayer’s Sarsaparilla.—ad.
No Longer a Passenger Agent.
Mr. J. M. Lamotte has returned from
North Carolina, where he worked the
passenger business of the turpentine hands
now returning to South Georgia, for the
Savannah. Florida and Western railway.
He was very successful, hundreds return
ing to Georgia hy the route which he rep
resented, who would not otherwise have
done so. Mr. Lamotte has severed his
connection with the Savannah. Florida
and Western railway, and is now with
the Feeley Transfer Company. ’'Stump’’
Is a hustler, and makes a success of
whatever he undertakes, as his many
friends will testify.
Ed Davis to Hang,
An Atlanta dispatch to the Morning
News says Gov. Atkinson has refused to
commute the sentence of Ed Davis, the
negro boy condemned to be hanged in Sa
vannah Jan. 18.
LOCAL PERSONAL.
Mr. R. W. Wrenn, traffic passenger man
ager of the Plant System, returned to the
city yesterday from Atlanta.
Dr. L. A. Smith returned yesterday to
the Southern Dental College, to resume
his studies, after spending the holidays
with relatives and friends.
Mr. Harry Brown, who has been confined
to his room for nearly three weeks, is on
the way to recovery. His shoulder bone
was set, and he will soon be up and out
again
Boys’ Overcoats.
Sold very cheap at B. H. Levy & Bros’.—
ad.
• Did You Ever See
A good flannel shirt waist sell at 50 cents;
if not come and see one. B. H. Levy &
Bro.—ad.
Ladies’ Combination
Suits and night robes at half price. Sale
to be continued for two more days. B. H.
Levy & Bro.—ad.
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Absolutely pure
COL. WAY STILL UNDER FIRE.
He Was Asked Some Pointed Ones
tions About His financial Affairs.
The Direct Examination Concluded
With the Statement of His Charges of
Bad Faith on the Part of the De
fendant Company Mr. Richards
Questions Him About Several Judg
ments and Accounts Against Him.
Seme Close Questioning About the
Fire of 1893 in Col. Way's Parlors.
A Prospect That the Case la Good for
Two Weeks.
The suit of Mrs. Frances M. Way against
the Western Assurance Company of To
ronto, Canada, on Insurance policies ag
gregating $4,500 was taken up again in
the city court yesterday, with Col. Charl
ton H. Way still on the stand under di
rect examination of his attorney, Mr.
John Nleolson, Jr.
A large number of spectators was in the
court at one time and another during the
day, and there was much interest taken
in Col. Way’s testimony. About 12 o'clock
m.. Mr. Nicolson finished the direct ex
amination, and Col. Way was turned over
to Mr. R. R. Richards, the defendant's
attorney, when a sharp cross examina
tion ensued.
During the morning under questioning
from his counsel Col. Way made a state
ment going to show on what his charges
of bad faith against the company were
based. He said the company had refused
to furnish forms for proofs of loss, that
the agent, Mr. Gratz Myers, had refused
to give him the name of the company's
general agent, and that they had re
fused to give him copies of the written
portions of the policies to aid him In
making out the proofs of loss. He said
the company had continually delayed the
settlement of his claims without any sat
isfactory reasons, and he referred to the
character and manner of the examina
tion of Mrs. Way by the company's agents
and the company's refusal to receive any
evidence which he was willing to give
with regard to the matter.
Col. Way said he could testify of his
own knoweldge that the proofs of loss
as submitted by Mrs. Way were true and
correct. A demand, he said, was made
for the appointment of a substitute for
Mr. Hawkes as appraiser, on the part of
the company.
“Was this demand refused?" asked Mr.
Nicolson.
“It was," replied Col. Way.
On being questioned about the examin
ation of Mrs. Way with regard to the
proofs of loss, Cos! Way said she first
asked to have It at Beaulieu, where the
fire occurred. This was refused hy the
adjuster for the Western Assurance Com
pany, who also refused to hold it at the
office of Mrs. Way’s attorney, or at a
neutral point, and would only hold it,
Col. *ay said, at the company's office in
the city.
"Mrs. Way went there with me,” said
Col. Way, "and there the examination
was conducted. The examination was
thorough, curt, undignified and at times
very offensive. Mrs. Way submitted to
it, however, and answered all questions
asked. The examination was never made
under oath, nor was it ever read over to
her, though she expected to see it and
to subscribe to it."
This concluded the direct examination
of Col. Way by Mr. Nicolson, his attor
ney, and saying "witness is with you,”
he took his seat, having occupied nearly
two and a half days with the direct
questioning.
Mr. R. R. Richards then took up the
cross examination for the company, ana
from the beginning his questions were
listened to by those in the court room with
much interest.
Col. Way was closely cross examined
by Mr. Richards. He stated that he left
the war and went Into the cotton busi
ness. He had at the time, he said, SIOO in
gold, which he had purchased from J. C.
Sneed in Milledgeville just after the sur
render of Johnston's army, with SIO,OOO in
confederate money. He was in Milledge
ville at the time of the surrender on a
leave of absence on account of Illness.
He also owned a house in Savannah,
which he said he purchased from Mr.
Joseph Pelot for SIO,OOO, and paid tho
whole amount up in 1808. He afterward
sold it, about 1867 or 1888, for $12,500. Mrs.
Way, he said, at the time had no worldly
means, and was dependent on him for sup
port. Mrs. Way was ordered to leave
Savannah in 1865 under orders from
Gen. Grover. She sold her household fur
niture for $l3O, as near as he could remem
ber. with permission from Gen. Grover.
Col. Way said he first went to Europe
in 1867, and had at that time SII,OOO in
cash, besides some real estate and railroad
bonds ho owned here, and he estimated
that he was worth net at that timo
about $30,000, of which SII,OOO was cash.
He went to Paris as a world's fair commis
sioner from Georgia. There was no salary
attached to the appointment, it being an
honorary one. Mrs. Way was with him.
While in Italy he had a misfortune, his
bankers having failed, and he had to go
hack to Paris before getting his money
back.
"What were yours and Mrs. Way's ex-,
penses on that trip?” Mr. Richards asked.
“1 can’t tell exactly,” was the reply.
They must have been $5,000 or $6,000."
“Can you tell what bric-a-brac and arti
cles you bought on this trip in 1867,
that were in the house at the time of the
fire?”
"X cannot give a complete list at this
time. There was the picture, "Purity
Chastising Love.” There were laces, paint
ings, Sevres china, and numerous other
articles of a similar nature.”
“Can you give me a description of tho
picture "Purity Chastising Love?”
“Yes; it is by a famous painter and rep
resents a handsome woman draped in
Grecian costume, and she had the god
Cupid down, holding above him some cat
o'-nine-tai!s. He had evidently been mak
ing some approach to her and she was re
senting it.”
Col. Way said this painting cost SSOO.
He also described another famous paint
ing, the "Burial of Attila," which was
saved from the Are. He said he had al
together five oil paintings, and knew the
history of only two of them, those men
tioned, which were bought In Rome.
Mr. Richards questioned Col. Way very
closoly with regard to his purchases in
Europe in 1867.
“How many Dresden figures did vou
buy in Europe on this trip?"
BAKU3 POWDER
“I don’t remember whether it was one,
two or three," Col. Way said.
“Will you swear positively to one?"
“Yes.” said Col. Way.
“Will you swear positively to two?”
“Yes; I will swear to two. No I won’t
swear positively to two. It is too long ago
to remember whether a Dresden figure
costing $lO was purchased on the first or
second trip."
"When was your next trip to Europe?"
"It was in 1869.”
"What did you purchase on that trip?”
"I bought a large pair of bronze figures,
some rare china cups and some rare
bronze mosaics.”
"The next trip you made to Europe, CoL
Way, when was that?"
"It was the year after, 1870.”
"Did you go to Europe in 1876, the year
of the yellow fever?”
"No; I was here then, living at Beau
lieu with Mrs. Way. I made only one
trip away during that time, to Macon,"
Col. Way said.
Col. Way then tried to refresh his mem
ory on the years he went to Europe. He
thought he was mistaktn in saying he
went in 1869. He couldn’t remember
whether that was the exact year. Alto
gether he went to Europt eleven times,
as commissioner, to establish a business
on the continent and for other purposes.
Mrs. Way, he said, did not go with him
when he left as consul general
to Russia in 1887. Beaulieu was
rented out as a boarding house
in that year to Mrs. Parks. The
\aluable furniture and ornaments were
packed up at the time ar.d put In an out
building. Just before being appointed
consul general to Russia he and Mrs Way
were living next to the Screven house, in a
house owned then by Gen. A. R. Lawton.
Some of the articles were packed there
when he went away. Col. Way re
membered the big storm of 1881. His
house was slightly damaged by trees fall
ing on it.
"Did you have a fire at this place a year
before this fire?”
"I did."
"Well, we’ll come to that .presently,”
Mr. Richards said.
“Very well.” Col. Way said.
"Were you here the year of the earth
quake?”
"I was."
"Did you go to Europe that year?”
"I don't think I did. My recollection
now Is that 1 did not.”
He went to St. Petersburg in 1887 and
came home in July on a sixty days’ leave
of absence. He came to Savannah, took
some of the valuables from ?.Irs, Way's
trunk and carried thetfl to her In New
York for use In her flat.
“Do you recollect being sued on a note
for $370 given to the Sisters of Charity
of St. Vincent’s in New York in 1875?"
Mr. Nicolson objected to this question
as irrelevant, and said the records should
be introduced.
Mr. Richards said he had the court re
cords showing that such a Judgment had
been obtained and was prepared to intro
duce them. He said that when Mr. Ni
colson asked Col. Way about his financial
career, it was with the distinct under
standing that he was to introduce evi
dence in rebuttal, and the stenographer
had noted this agreement. I want to re
but these Munchausen tales about fabu
lous sums, and show that Col. Way was
Insolvent from the beginning, and that he
was unable to puehase all these valuable
articles.” This he said he was able to do,
and intended to do It.
Mr. Nicolson said counsel should rebut
specific facts, but the court held that the
question was proper in that line, and it
was asked again.
Col. Way said he remembered such a
note, but he did not remember any suit
on it or any judgment rendered against
him. He said such, however, might be the
case, if it was on the records.
Do you recollect a judgment for $3,000
and interest against you in this court In
favor of Kalkoen & Unue of Amsterdam,
obtained June 14, 1886?” Mr. Richards
asked.
"I do," Col. Way replied.
“That judgment has never been paid?”
"No,” v.-as the reply.
"Because you were not able to pay it?”
"Because I was not able to pay it.”
Mr. Richards then mentioned a judg
ment for insurance premiums on cotton,
of $1,030, dated Nov. 2, 1885; another for
$269.93, an insurance premium in favor
of the British and Foreign Marine In
surance Company, and another judgment
for more than $5,000 in favor of Garnett.
Stubbs & Cos., growing out of some Liver
pool cotton shipments, and obtained in
1885.
Col. Way remembered all of these judg
ments, and said they had never been
paid because he had not been able to pay
them since they were secured.
Mr. Richards called Col. Way’s atten
tion to the fact that he had stated on the
direct examination that he was living
in comfortable and easy circumstances
at the time of the fire. Col. Way explain
ed what he meant by this, saying in a gen
eral way that he had money enough to
purchase the necessities to enjoy life.
Mr. Nicolson objected to this testimony
as irrelevant, and there was some sharp
sparring over it. No claim was made
against the company on these goods, and
they had nothing to do wtih the case.
Mr. Richards claimed all this bore on
the matter of Col. Way's financial condi
tion. It showed, he said, a removal of
articles from the residence, and he de
sired to bring out the allegation that
other articles may have been removed
on which a claim is made. This, he said,
was in line with the claim of fraudulent
valuation, and necessary to show it.
"If the defendant sees fit to allege
fraud,” said Mr. Nicolson, "he must
plead it and take the consequences. He
cannot slide In this testimony as inci
dental to other pleas. No man's char
acter can be attacked in court unless he is
put in a position where he can have
proper recourse to defend himself."
Judge MacDonell ruled that the ques
tions were admissible, as the matter had
been gone Into fully on the other side.
Col. Way was asked whether he had
pawned a watch and necklace. He said
his circumstances were not such that
he had to do this, but that he had se
cured an advance on some old jewelry
nr.d silver to pay a life premium. The
silver, he said, he had pledged as a bro
ker, but it was not his although the In
itial “W” was upon it.
"Were there not some silver ladles with
W. on them?”
"Yes, but they -were not my property
They were never taken to Beaulieu.” ‘
"Whose were they?”
"I refuse to tell.”
“Ah," said Mr. Richards.
"This silver." Col. Way said, "was
never out of the wrapping paper. The
articles were made In St. Petersburg
brought to Savannah, and kept In a safe
They were bought for a specific purpose
which was never fulfilled.”
"Was It valuable silver?”
"No more so than any other."
“Did you pay for it yourself?"
"No,” Col. Way replied.
"Don't you know that you gave as a
security for an advance, a watch, a neck-
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